escape! at least temporarily

No, Nic, I’m not actually escaping other tasks by doing this (horrible! time-consuming! life-stealing!) housework … the housework actually is the task, and I’m doing it (tho’ I’m kicking and screaming the whole way – tho’ that might change if I tried Marita’s suggested dress code of pearls & panties, LOL!). I will never be one of those women who could actually discuss the virtues of one type of cleanser over another, and feel fulfilled doing so. Alas. That said, living in a tidy house is rather enjoyable – I only wish someone else were keeping it tidy!

I did fight free of my chores for a few brief hours last night and this morning, pulling out my Noah’s Stocking for a quick bit of very overdue attention. Remember Annemarie’s guilt-free SAL? I think I might’ve taken the guilt-free bit a little too far, but I went from having only part of his name stitched to this, and I’m rather proud of my progress.

So who else is curious why I pulled Noah away from the dust bunnies instead of one of my other WIPs (or UFOs if we aren’t going to be gentle with labels)? Because I was kind of hoping that if I resurrected this particular SAL, I might be able to lure dear Annemarie out of her reclusion. She’s been so ill, Pelle’s been ill, and sh*t has been happening left, right, and center. But maybe if she ventured back out here into Cyberspace to play with us, we could make her forget her troubles – at least temporarily.

And for those of you looking for a bit of cleaning p*rn, here are my appliances. Just the outsides – I don’t want to make this anything but a G-rated blog by showing even more. LOL. Oh darn, look, someone already smudged my stove. Would you hand me that spray bottle and my rubber gloves, please?

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Sharp eye, Chiloe! They’re actually Domino’s coupons. We never get take out pizza, but who can resist at least hanging on to the coupons ‘just in case’? LOL. And Niek chose the stainless steel appliances. I seriously dislike them!!

Noah is looking fantastic! UGH on the housework! I’ve been doing the same thing and also cleaning out cupboards and closets – throwing away and reorganizing. Thank goodness for stitching in the evenings!

I love it clean and tidy but … I am one of those women who can, and does, say what cleaning products I like the best. Sorry. My friend Janice said I have OCD but I did the quiz on Facebook and that says it isn’t sure – what a waste of time doing it, and no I don’t wash my hands all the time but I won’t use public toilets ever! Love Patti xxx

I wish I were more into housework, Patti. As does my MIL, LOL. Unfortunately, I seem to have missed out the day they were assigning household gifts – my OCD has to find out ways to express itself. LOL!!

Oops… Have I been away that long? I’m not sure if your Noah will have me blogging in the near future, but I’m so happy you picked him up again. He looks beautiful. Yeah, I like him too. Just wait till you get to his coat, though. UGH.

Oh, I feel your pain where the cleaning is concerned. Imagine being the daughter of an obsessive house cleaner… having Mama over for a visit is torture, because I know exactly what she sees. Just can’t be bothered to do anything about it. I have little enough stitching time as it is! Your kitchen appliances look very shiny indeed. Had to put on shades :)

Oooooh, I love Noah! I want to stitch him up someday too — I agree about that beard. :D Your kitchen looks so shiny and clean! I wish I had steel front appliances. Ah well. Probably good that I don’t. I wouldn’t keep them so spotless. lol!

Wow!! You really are superwoman, dashing
from task to task, completing craft projects,
tidying the house, amusing the kiddies,
straightening up after Mother Nature,
feeding the masses!!! I am in awe ….
simply in awe!!

Your Noah is looking mighty fine there. Love
the bee. Your little Wicked fob is lovely too.
You really are all about the details, aren’t
you. The coffee staining turned out great and
the lacy trim is just the right touch to finish
this piece off. The Friendship pillow finish
is neat, and is sure to charm and delight the
lucky recipient that it is intended for. Love
the colors you chose for the Peacock.

I am thoroughly in love with Pointy Kitty.
She’s absolutely adorable and beautifully
crafted. How big is she?? It’s hard to tell
from the picture. Your friend is very lucky
to be the recipient of such generosity.

Loved the pictures of Arden watching TV in
various positions. So funny. The one of him
perched on the arm of the couch is my fav.

We’ve had several days of very humid weather,
which is not my idea of nice Fall weather at
all. But that seems to be over now and the
temperature is dropping off. Cool and rainy
for part of the weekend. Perfect stitching
weather, don’t you think???